Membership
When you become a member of OperaLex, you provide vital support for Central Kentucky’s vibrant opera scene and help educate the next generation of opera stars.
Membership Levels
Student or Senior
Member
$25
Supporting
Member
$100
Associate
Member
$50
OperaLex Members deepen their opera experience with exclusive benefits while providing the ongoing philanthropic resources to assure that our community has a thriving, professional-level opera company. Giving levels are designed to fit every budget.
- Member recognition in performance programs and on website
- Triannual Applause newsletter
- Invitation to Pre-Opera Interpretive Talks
- Notice of and Preferred Seating at Opera Preview Luncheons*
Partner
$250
- All Member level benefits plus:
- Advance notice of ticket sale and opportunity to pre-purchase seats
Advocate
$500
- All Member and Partner level benefits plus:
- Invitation to a dress rehearsal
Leadership Levels
Opera is expensive because it is spectacular. It includes all the arts: acting, singing, set design and symphony. OperaLex Patrons provide the leadership support to sustains our local opera company, the UK Opera Theatre, as one of the top five academic opera programs in the country.
Bronze
$1000
- All member level benefits plus:
- Bronze Patron level recognition in performance programs and on website
- Preferred seating at operas, Grand Night for Singing and Alltech Celebration of Song
Silver
$2,500
- All Member and Bronze Patron level benefits plus:
- Silver Patron level recognition in performance programs and on website
- Access to preferred parking
- Luncheon with the Artistic Director
- Invitation to a dress rehearsal with backstage tour and photos
Gold
$5,000
- All Member, Bronze and Silver Patron level benefits plus:
- Recognition in Artistic Director’s remarks at opera performances
- Gold Patron level recognition in performance programs and on website
General Director’s Circle
$10,000
- All Member, Bronze, Silverand Gold Patron level benefits plus:
- Annual Meeting with the Director
- Exclusive opportunities to travel with Director to see operas around the country**
- 45-minute in-home performance by faculty and staff
**Members are responsible for their own travel expenses and opera tickets
Members and Patrons may opt out of receiving all benefits at the time of enrollment.
All members are eligible to join OperaLex Volunteers, a dedicated group of active supporters who serve the needs of OperaLex in its support of the UK Opera Theatre.
OperaLex Members
As of January 2025.
Gold Members $5,000+
Keith Key
Dr. Lee & Patricia Todd
Silver Patron $2,500+
Drs. John & Magdalene Stewart
Bronze Members $1,000+
Virginia and Barry Arnett
Harry & Mary Beth Clarke
Keith Dean
Ann Elizabeth Delahanty
Jeanie Dorton
Mrs. Penny Fife Campbell
Mrs. Lisa & Mr. George Foreman
Jan Furst
Mr. and Mrs. G. Edward Henry II
Barry and Kathleen Inabnet
Raymond Jackson
Connie & Gary Jennings
Dr. Julie Keeling Brown
Wolfgang Korsch & Susan Gardner
Bonnie S. Mays
Dr. George & Nawanna Privett
Dr. Frank and Pat Miller
Robert Putt Jr.
Angela Rice
John Saliling
Karen Rice Sellers
Melissa Skaggs
John and Leslie Smart
Thomas Ulshafer
June Williams
Advocate Members $500+
Anne Bolton
Mary Lynne and Eli Capilouto
Tracy Forester
Marilyn and Ralph Hacker
Carmine G. Iaccarino
Mrs. Betty & Mr. James Kenan III
John Paul and Judy Miller
Ginny and Mark Shanda
Michael and Trish Smith
Mary Anne & Jim Squires
Dale and Anne Wilson
Partner Members $250+
Linda Carey
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis C. Green
John Green
Hannah Hamner
Robert Ireland
Douglas Lewis and Di Sanchez
Dr. and Mrs. Harry Lockstadt
Dr. Samuel C. Matheny, MD
Allen Norvell
Heidi Platt
Jerry Psimer
Diane Vance
Angene and Jack Wilson
Dr. David & Nancy Wrede
Supporting Members $100+
Garland and Donna Barr
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Boyd
Ed and Leah Atkinson-Brand
Jed and Sherri Bullard
Margaret and Robert Cadle
Ann Cheek
Glenda Creech
Mark and Nancy Curtis
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Domek
Sharon Downing
Beverly Fortune
Dr. Teresa Gevedon
Linda and Charles Gorton
Linda Gosnell
Debra Green
Anne and Bob Hackett
Dr. Rose Marie Hackett
Phyllis Hasbrouck
Barbara Hulette
Carole Lee
Jan Marshall
Sonja and Loys Mather
Jeanie Moore
Shelia O’Nan
Mrs. Carroll Orr
Heike and Irwin Pickett
Caroline Taplin Ruschell
Katherine Russell
Jean Sabharwal
Calvin Schneider
Reginald Smith Jr
William & Jane Smith
Audrey and Lee Wallace
Janet Zusman and Ben Kaufmann
Associate Members $50+
Patricia Birchfield
Dr. Virginia Carter
Dr. Francie Chassen-Lopez
Julie Cron
Leslie Dodd
Linda & Lewis Kelly
Mariana & David Marye
Beverly May
Julie Mickler
Carl & Nancy Platt
Marjorie Polites
Taylor Strickland
Shelley Theise
Student or Senior Members $25+
Dr. Mary Bolin
Mr. Gary Boyler
Anne Cameron
Dr. Janet Collins-Becker
Eleanor T. Congleton
Sylvia C. Davis
Camille Ely
Janeway Howard
Mary Hughes
Sandra Jackson
Ann Jones
Kelsey Loeslie
Ms. Teresa Lynch
Mary McGary
Aloka Mukherjee
Becky Priest
Louise Shouse
Joanne Sigler
Nancy Smith
Anne Taul
Nancy Vennes
Lewis and Lynne Wolfe
Become A Member!
Membership in OperaLex supports the organization and the students, faculty and staff of the UK Opera Theatre program. Joining OperaLex brings benefits and privileges to its members in appreciation for their patronage and continuing interest.
